cylinder press

noun

1. a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.

cylinder press

noun

1. printing another name for flat-bed press

Word History and Origins

Origin of cylinder press¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

A December 1887 issue of the Tribune lauded a new cylinder press weighing nearly one ton.

From Washington Times

Was it other than the modern newspaper thrown off by the pulsing of the great cylinder press?

From Project Gutenberg

This machine was of that class known as cylinder presses.

From Project Gutenberg

The invention of the half-tone, together with the invention of the modern two-revolution cylinder press which has brought printing into its present state of perfection, made necessary radical improvements in the machinery for making electrotypes.

From Project Gutenberg

The article describing Hoe's cylinder press is a collection of badly-constructed sentences.

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